Justice
Justice isnt an abstract ideaits the everyday work of noticing who is being left out, who is being harmed, and where love is still needed. In the messy, ordinary spaces of our lives, were invited to pay attention, to listen deeply, and to respond with courage and compassion. This is where faith becomes actionimperfect, persistent, and rooted in the belief that things can be made more whole.
Living as Easter People in the Darkness
At the Easter vigil, we sit in darkness. It’s the first time I’ve brought my family to this service. The dark church is a new…
The journey from service to solidarity is a rocky road
In my religious education, service began with keeping score. Confirmation was scheduled for Spring of eighth grade, but my classmates and I understood that reception…
Alternative Economics: Take Some, Leave Some
“People always treatin’ me like a trash can.” This was a common chorus of a friend of mine, Crete, before his death a couple years…
Lent…again
It’s Lent in the Catholic world. Prayer, fasting, almsgiving. I love Lent. It’s my favorite liturgical season. I think it’s because I’m action-oriented and Lent…
Don’t close the door on hope!
Am I the only one who feels dizzy from daily news slaps? Minneapolis. Venezuela. Greenland. Last year we had a solid alternative vision. Pope Francis…
Manna in this Desert Time
I sit at my desk, gazing out the sliding glass doors as snow falls in large, deliberate flakes — like manna falling from heaven, I…
Scapegoating Eve
I’ve been thinking about misogyny and the church even more than usual. A week ago, an ICE agent shot and murdered a woman named Renee…
Kaitlin Curtice: story and cyclical spirituality
Episode 99 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh, FSPA talks with…
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